Student - Student Escort Driver

Description

This position assists the Messiah University community members in arriving safely to their intended destinations. The safety escort service was developed to provide a proactive means in promoting personal safety.

$9.00/hour

Responsibilities

Primary Duties

1. Escorts will be conducted via vehicle, bike, or walking.
2. Drivers report to the dispatch office. They are dispatched from there.
3. The driver will acknowledge the request from dispatch and give an estimated time of arrival. Upon arrival, the driver records the time and mileage for each escort.
4. The driver then drives the vehicle to the requested destination, and records the time and mileage again.
5. Drivers remain at destination until person enters the building or vehicle; and then notifies dispatch they are clear
6. Must maintain consistent and reliable attendance

Secondary Duties

1. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education Required

Education Preferred

Experience Required

You must possess a valid driver's license and have a clean driving record check.

Must become a college approved driver.

Also any additional training as deemed necessary

Background check clearances are required for this position.

Experience Preferred

Skills, Characteristics Required

Courteous and professional at all times

Be able to follow directions

Must be willing to work designated hours and be committed to the position

Maintain confidentiality of any and all information received

Safe driving; must adhere to campus speed limit, stop signs, turn signals, and appropriate following distance

Must have clean disciplinary record clean of significant offenses

Personal integrity

Special Working Conditions

Hours subject to shift work (7p-12a; 8p-1a) and is dependent upon special events and departmental needs which include night work during the week as well as on a rotating weekend basis.

Escort services are conducted between the hours of dusk to dawn.

Driving Requirements

As mandated by the Director of the Department of Safety and Dispatch Services

About Us

Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.